“You weren’t the one who introduced that blind date to Zijin that day? Then it got intercepted by Lin Xue, and that so-called Lu Jinyu never even showed up.
Zijin didn’t hear things clearly, and then… by some twist of fate, she ended up meeting this one instead, and the two of them hit it off.
So really, this is all thanks to you. Even though the original match didn’t work out… it still led to another one.”
Hu Cuihua was stunned for a moment. After understanding, she slapped her thigh with a relieved smile.
“Oh my, so that’s how it is!
I knew our Zijin was a lucky girl—she would definitely find a good man, and see, she really did!
What a mess this turned out to be, but at least the result is good, the result is good!”
She secretly glanced at Yang Qingqiu. Ever since the Lu Jinyu incident, she hadn’t dared to come too close to her good friend. In her heart, she had already cursed Lin Xue thoroughly.
Today, seeing that Yang Qingqiu was in a good mood, she came over to chat, worried she might still be angry at her.
“Yes, yes!” she said.
Seeing her friend smiling so happily from the heart, Hu Cuihua finally felt relieved. She had been worried they might cut ties over this matter.
From now on, she decided she wouldn’t casually play matchmaker anymore—if things went well, fine, but if not, she might end up making enemies instead.
Meanwhile, when Lin Zijin followed Lu Jingyu to his home, she was completely dazed.
A line of people stood at the door to welcome her. After entering and sitting down, she noticed everyone was looking her up and down, making her face turn red as she kept her head lowered in embarrassment.
Lu Jingyu placed the gifts she had brought on the table, then sat beside her. Seeing her discomfort, he let out a soft cough, trying to signal his family to behave.
But no one paid him any attention.
Lu’s mother, Xu Qinglin, had eyes sparkling with delight. So this was the girl her son had brought back so quickly—no wonder. She was so pretty and looked so well-behaved. She liked her instantly.
Lu Yichen also took one look and felt satisfied. The child had clean eyes and a gentle appearance. He was relieved—at least the third son hadn’t brought back someone unreasonable.
Lin Zijin forced herself to stay composed, straightened her back, and greeted everyone with a polite smile.
“Uncle, Auntie, and brother, sister, hello. I am Lin Zijin.”
Xu Qinglin smiled warmly. “Good child.
You must be thirsty after the journey. Jingyu, go pour some water.”
After Lu Jingyu went to the kitchen, Xu Qinglin quickly sat in his seat. Earlier that morning, she had told her husband that if their son brought back someone difficult, she would definitely give her a strong first impression.
But now, seeing such a gentle and well-behaved girl, she didn’t even dare speak too loudly for fear of frightening her.
She held Lin Zijin’s hand kindly and said, “Zijin, can… Auntie call you that?”
Lin Zijin nodded. “Auntie, of course. My family also calls me that.”
“Good, good.
Zijin, the moment I saw you, I felt we were very destined.”
As she spoke, she noticed Lu Jingyu returning with water and smoothly shifted the topic to him.
“Our Jingyu may seem a bit quiet, but he treats people very well.
He doesn’t say much, but he acts on it.
You’re still young, and he’s a few years older than you. In the future, you two should communicate properly—don’t keep things bottled up, or it will affect your relationship over time.”
Lin Zijin lowered her eyelashes, blushing slightly. “Mm.”
Xu Qinglin smiled even more brightly and chatted a bit more before finally giving her seat back to Lu Jingyu.
Just then, a commotion suddenly came from outside the courtyard gate.
A young woman’s sharp voice rang out.
“Lu Jingyu, get out here!”
“You heartless man! How am I supposed to show my face in public in the future!”
As soon as those words were spoken, Lin Zijing suddenly turned to look at Lu Jingyu. Could it be that he had secretly been involved with someone else…
The Lu family also looked toward Lu Jingyu, their expressions clearly questioning what had happened and who the person outside was. They were worried he might have caused some kind of trouble outside.
Lu Jingyu’s brows furrowed tightly, his expression turning cold immediately.
“I don’t know her. I have nothing to do with her.”
Before anyone could react, the courtyard gate was pushed open. The Lu family stood up and walked out toward the yard. Lin Zijing followed at the very back.
There, they saw a girl wearing a plaid shirt and a military-green skirt. She looked wronged, completely ignoring everyone else, and fixed her gaze directly on Lu Jingyu.
“Lu Jingyu, you have to take responsibility for me!”
As soon as she said this, many neighbors gathered around, wanting to see what was going on.
Just earlier that morning, the Lu family’s third son had brought his girlfriend home. And now, in less than a day, another woman had appeared demanding that he “take responsibility.”
Could it be that Lu Jingyu was fooling around?
But that didn’t seem likely—he usually greeted neighbors politely and was known as a decent person. How could he…
Lin Zijing’s heart sank, cold sweat forming in her palms.
Lu Jingyu’s voice was as cold as ice.
“Comrade, I don’t even know you. What responsibility do you expect me to take?
If you keep making trouble, we will report you to the police.”
Hearing this, the girl who came to cause trouble cried out loudly.
“Lu Jingyu! You say you don’t know me?
We were clearly supposed to go on a blind date! Why did you start dating someone else instead?
You must take responsibility for me!”
Hearing this, the Lu family immediately understood what was going on. Xu Qinglin’s face turned extremely ugly. She had been praised so highly by Hu Lanhua, yet this was what she turned out to be.
Thank goodness…
She clutched her chest and stepped forward.
“Are you Zhang Xiaoyin?”
“Yes, it’s me!
Lu Jingyu was clearly set up to meet me. I waited for him so long—he didn’t show up, and instead he’s now with another woman.
How is that fair? He was the one who provoked me first, so he must take responsibility.
Everyone knows a blind date is meant for marriage. I don’t care—he has to marry me. If he doesn’t, I’ll report him for indecency!”
Xu Qinglin was shaking with anger. She had never seen such a shameless person.
“Where did this shrew come from, causing trouble in our house?
My son conducts himself properly and has nothing to be ashamed of.
Don’t spout nonsense here and falsely accuse him of abandoning you.
It was clearly my son who waited at the state-run restaurant for over an hour and never even saw you show up. Now you’re turning things around and blaming him?
I’ve really seen through your entire family.
Get out immediately! You haven’t even met him properly—what relationship do you think you have?
Get out of here right now! If you keep causing trouble, don’t blame me for being rude.
A young girl like you—don’t you have any shame? Coming to someone else’s house to steal a man? This is unbelievable.
I was even trying to save you some face, but you refused it yourself.”